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Hill warns companies over possible WMD exports
The Federal Government has issued a warning to Australian companies exporting technology that may inadvertently be used to create weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Defence Minister Robert Hill says some organisations dealing in areas such as nuclear technology are closely monitored when they develop dual use products for export. Senator Hill says the Government will reject applications to export dual use products that have the potential to be used in weapons of mass destruction programs. "There have been suggestions that some may have been exported from Australia innocently that have been used within WMDs, at least research programs and that's something that we watch very carefully," he said. Senator Hill says current international non-proliferation regimes are ill-equipped to stop weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorists. He says the Government wants to see all other countries in our region adopting the same restrictions on exports.Posted by: God Save The World 2004-11-30 |
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